Icelandic

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Etymology

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From góðir the plural masculine of góður (good) + hálsar (necks) the plural of háls (neck) used as pars pro toto for person. Literally meaning "good necks" but really meaning "good people".

Interjection

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góðir hálsar.

  1. ladies and gentlemen
    Synonym: dömur mínar og herrar